HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-75 - US Customs & Immigration Facility at Ontario AirportRESOLUTION NO. 82 -75
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH URGING OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
TO GRANT APPROVAL FOR THE I14PLEMENTATION OF A
U.S. CUSTOMS & IMMIGRATION 17ACILITY AT ONTARIO
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
• WHEREAS,
the City
of Newport Beach and
its
citizens
must travel to Los
Angeles
International Airport
for
the purposes
of embarking and disembarking on any foreign flights; and
WHEREAS, the savings of countless hours of travel,
fuel, time and inconvenience impacting on already overcrowded
freeways; and
WHEREAS, any passenger landing at LAX may be on airport
property for over one hour or longer if going through customs;
and
WHEREAS, with the excellent access to Ontario
International Airport from a wide geographic area, passengers can
depart or arrive from ONT within a relatively brief period of
time; and
WHEREAS, the growth of tourism and industry in eastern
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange and San Diego
counties are showing some of the most accelerated gains in the
nation; and
WHEREAS, the 1984 Olympic Games will be held in Los
Angeles, and numerous foreign visitors could be processed more
conveniently through ONT;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach hereby urges that our Congressional
delegation be made aware of its citizens' plight and to persist
in their efforts to obtain approval for locating a U.S. Customs
and Immigration facility at Ontario International Airport.
ADOPTED this 14th day of June , 1982.
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City Clerk